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Mountain Cove
type: Eating
synonyms: Harveylicious, Mountain Cove 509. Marketed as Ginger Gold.
identification: Large size, round and conical with a distinct five?part crown. Greenish yellow tending to a soft golden yellow when fully ripe, blushed reddish orange on the sun exposed face. The smooth surface has a waxy feel and is free of russetting. The stalk is medium to long and slender, set in a shallow, wide cavity which is often irregularly shaped. Greenish russet lenticels which are often small and indistinct.
characteristics: The flesh is whitish in colour, often with a green tint. Juicy, mild in flavour with a tart finish and sweet aftertaste. The cut apple resists browning. Plan on eating i fairly soon after picking or purchase since it goes soft and mealy within a week at room temperature.
uses: Intended as a fresh eating apple. Best sweetness is a week after harvest.
origins: When Hurricane Camille raged its way inland in 1969 i lay a swath of devastation through the southeastern United States. In its way was the orchard of Clyde and Frances Ginger Harvey of Nelson County,Virginia (USA). In the cour of their recovery efforts, Harvey came across a chance seedl growing at the edge of what had been a plot of Winesap apple trees. Replanted in the recovered orchard, it was found to ripen exceptionally early and bear golden fruit. Introduced 1989, it was initially called Harveylicious but later redubbed—Ginger for Clyde Harvey’s wife and Gold for its striking colour. It is thought that the seed was washed in f parts unknown by the floods caused by the hurricane, possibl a cross of Golden Delicious and Albermarle Pippin.
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